Sentences with phrase «at state capitols»

Educators in Phoenix and Denver rallied for more education funding at their state capitols on April 26, as part of a wave of teacher protests that have...

I've been up there at the state capitol to talk to legislators, and they listen, they really do.

Meantime Florida lawmakers will experience the Parkland students» political motivation firsthand when they arrive at the state Capitol this Wednesday to speak to members of the Legislature.

NBC 15 reported that high school students in Wisconsin sparked a gun control debate at their state Capitol after multiple school shooting threats were made to local high schools following the Parkland attack.

That group and other students from across the Denver area also held a «lie - in» at the state Capitol around noon Wednesday ahead of debate in a House committee over a handful of pro-gun bills introduced by Republicans expected to happen Wednesday afternoon.

A perusal of the Church of the Brethren Web pages provides clear evidence that a commitment to pacifism is not limited to denominational headquarters: the 48 churches of the Northern Indiana District Conference have joined to urge «the use of nonviolent approaches and interventions» in response to the terror; the Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, Church of the Brethren has adopted a statement in which they «remain committed to walk in the Jesus way of nonviolent love, in which evil can only be overcome with redemptive acts of love»; a group of Brethren Volunteer Service Workers have issued a statement in which they «advocate the use of nonviolent means to settle disputes» and «stand opposed to the increased drive toward militarization»; on October 7 members of local Brethren churches (along with Mennonites and others) organized a peace rally at the state capitol in Harrisburg, «Sowing Seeds of Peace: Prayers and Petitions for Nonviolent Action,» which attracted over 300 people.

In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, legislators held a vigil at the state capitol with the governor and other politicians.

Recently the Kentucky Beverage Association (KBA) showcased the local beverage industry's impact on their state at their annual beverage day at the state Capitol in Frankfort.

Recently, the Utah Beverage Association hosted an event at the state Capitol in Salt Lake City, giving people the opportunity to sample some of these delicious, new beverage choices.

Originally scheduled for April 17, the hearing will begin at 1:30 p.m. in room 126 at the State Capitol, Sacramento, Calif., according to Western United Dairymen.

Take your kids to view our state's copies of the 19th and 26th Amendments on loan from the State Archives of North Carolina at the State Capitol in downtown Raleigh Aug. 12 - 25.

The Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers» Society (PATS) participated in the World Diabetes Day event held at the state capitol in Harrisburg on November 18th.

«The PTA's support — whether raising funds for schools» needs, logging thousands of volunteer hours or advocating for public schools locally and at the State Capitol — is invaluable to our success.

Republicans brought Flower Hill Mayor Elaine Phillips to meet GOP senators this week at the state Capitol, a sign, sources said, of her potential candidacy to run for a seat currently held by Sen. Jack Martins, who is running for Congress.

In a separate posting, he wrote of a woman who once approached him with a question as he waited for Wade at the state Capitol and that he later regretted not «crushing her windpipe» and slamming his car door into her legs for bothering him.

So dramatic has the upheaval been at the state Capitol after the Assembly transitioned from Silver to Carl Heastie that even public information brochures identifying Silver as speaker have been discarded.

In a subsequent conversation with reporters down at the state Capitol, Nolan officially announced she is dropping her challenge to Heastie, clearing the way for his election as speaker.

When his proposal to overhaul ethics at the state Capitol were met with shrugs by lawmakers, Astorino's top advisor blasted them in a column for Newsday.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan wasn't impressed by de Blasio's appearance at the mayoral control hearing at the state Capitol this week.

NYC Council members said they found «common ground» with Cuomo on public housing issues after a lengthy, closed - door meeting at the state Capitol.

It's Lobby Day at the state Capitol, with various special interests pressing their respective cases.

After a roughly four - hour, loud - but - orderly demonstration of progressive protestors at the state Capitol, 59 people were arrested and escorted away.

The South Buffalo native did win, and insisted he planned to conference with the Democratic Party when he arrived at the state Capitol.

«Obviously I have previous experience at the state Capitol,» he said.

CapTon viewer Peter McKee took the following photo of the «budget» finally arriving at the state Capitol.

Also from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., New Yorkers Against Hidden Predators, an organization of advocates and sex abuse survivors from across New York, will be at the state Capitol, urging Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and Senate Republicans to include the Child Victims Act in the state's budget.

Three legislative leaders met with Gov. Andrew Cuomo behind closed doors at the state Capitol yesterday and hammered out a number of specifics, though a range of non-fiscal policy issues — apparently with the exception of addressing sexual harassment — have fallen off the table.

NYC Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza makes his debut at the state Capitol.

Things aren't going terribly well down at the state Capitol on this final scheduled day of the 2017 legislative session.

As opponents of a proposed trash incinerator in the Finger Lakes region rallied at the state Capitol, Cuomo announced he is not in favor of the project and is confident a state siting board will reject it.

A reworked deal at the state Capitol yesterday will mean $ 55 million in aid to help victims of Lake Ontario flooding, instead of $ 90 million approved by the Legislature earlier this month.

The brutal stabbing of a Western New York police dog last November has spurred a call at the state Capitol to increase the penalties for seriously injuring and killing a police animal.

When people would approach me at the State Capitol and say things like, «Hey, Zack... what is that you are wearing?»

The state Legislature is back to work in Albany this week, but lawmakers aren't due at the state Capitol until tomorrow.

Embattled Brooklyn state Assemblywoman Pamela Harris keeps getting paid as a lawmaker, but has been a no - show at the state Capitol ever since her indictment on federal corruption charges this year.

Two of Governor Andrew Cuomo's political opponents were at an Earth Day rally on climate change attended by hundreds at the State Capitol, where they said the governor's energy policies are far from adequate.

City Council members said they found «common ground» with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on public housing issues after a lengthy, closed - door meeting at the State Capitol Tuesday.

«The rationale is we really need a change of direction,» DeFrancisco (R - Syracuse) told reporters at the State Capitol during a break in Tuesday's state Senate session.

Assemblyman also driving force behind passage of constitutional amendment on November ballot to save taxpayers $ 53 million by going digital at State Capitol and stop wasting paper; notes passage of bill he co-sponsored to extend state pension benefits to veterans

Perhaps because of the legendary dysfunction at the state Capitol through the years, New York has no shortage of government watchdog groups.

Told of Sliwa's possible candidacy, Molinaro during an appearance at the state Capitol said: «The parties all get to decide who they get to select as a candidate.»

ALBANY — Nassau and Suffolk counties would have the option to block ride - hailing services such as Lyft and Uber under terms of state budget deal being finalized by lawmakers at the State Capitol.

Concerned about children's exposure to lead found in drinking water, lawmakers met with reporters today at the state capitol in Albany to discuss a last - minute push to require lead testing in all public schools.

Governor Cuomo's Commission on education reform got an earful at a public hearing held at the State Capitol today, as speaker after speaker complained about a statewide school system that they say is in disarray.

New York Farm Bureau members hold banners opposing Gov. Andrew Cuomo's $ 15 minimum wage proposal at the State Capitol Building in Albany.

Proposition 2, which I sponsored, debated and promoted, would allow digital copies of legislation to suffice on a state legislator's desk, thereby cutting down on the hundreds of thousands of pieces of paper at the state Capitol.

Such pleas aren't new, but they have been slow to be addressed or are the source of partisan bickering at the state Capitol, where of 84 pieces of legislation (some of them duplicates in the Assembly and state Senate) currently before state lawmakers include the word «voting» (333, again with some duplicates, include the word «election»).

«It's been over three months since Election Day and the new legislative term began 41 days ago but almost nothing's been done to ensure the Legislature adheres to the will of the people who passed Proposition 2 overwhelmingly to stop wasting tax dollars and paper and go digital at the state Capitol,» said Tedisco.

And it would be Cuomo who called the tune at the state Capitol when it came to legislation.

There was some movement on certain outstanding issues at the state Capitol on Monday — albeit in different directions.